Forget bonus points and beautiful rugby, the Vodacom Bulls are treating this tour to Europe as a dress rehearsal for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff rounds.

Bulls tour a dress rehearsal for URC knockouts

The Vodacom Bulls may not need to find another flyhalf for the rest of their season until Handre Pollard arrives, especially after Keagan Johannes’s impressive performance in claiming the man of the match award against Zebre Parma on Saturday.

Johannes looks set for lengthy spell at 10

Do the Emirates Lions go all out in the EPCR Challenge Cup, or do they use this weekend’s fixture to try and increase their depth ahead of their home battle to make the top eight of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Lions at the crossroads after Glasgow defeat

The disappointing four point defeat to Ulster at the Kingspan brought to an end the DHL Stormers’ away program in the league phase of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and now come four home games that they will be expecting to propel them into the playoffs.

If Stormers stick to trend home wins are no gimme

There seem to be some media people preoccupied with the fact that the Hollywoodbets Sharks are the reigning EPCR Challenge Cup champions and who expect this week’s visit to Bayonne for the round of 16 to be a big date in their season, but the reality might be quite different.

Expect Sharks to prioritise URC over Challenge Cup

When the Vodacom United Rugby Championship returns in three weeks there will still be a good chance of two South African teams finishing in the top four and maybe three in the top five, but this weekend dealt a savage blow to any pretensions of a local team actually winning the trophy.

URC WRAP: Scary reality check for SA challenge

Leo Cullen was a delighted man as league leaders Leinster Rugby bounced back from their first defeat of the season to beat Hollywoodbets Sharks 10-7 in Durban.

Durban delight as leaders Leinster make a splash

Lions slumped to a disappointing whitewash at the hands of the defending Vodacom United Rugby Championship champions Glasgow Warriors, underlining just how far off their challenge is at the moment.

Lions get a rugby lesson from Glasgow

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